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Historical Event on 2/26/1971

Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1879Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.